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![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/102468.jpg) Last weekend we attended the big annual celebration at the Jack O'Connor Hunting Heritage & Education Center in Lewiston,Idaho. We've done several now, and the Center itself is a great place, with a bunch of Jack and Eleanor's trophies and many of their hunting guns. There's also a small gun show on Saturday that includes a bunch of REALLY nice hunting rifles and shotguns, which itself is well worth attending. On Saturday evening there was a smaller get-together for the folks who run the place, plus invited guests. One of the nifty things that happened was Chet Fitzegerald (Campfire member Chetaf, and member of the board of the Center) managed to get one of the glass display cases opened. We could actually handle and weigh Jack O'Connor's favorite .270, a custom based on the pre-'64 Model 70 Winchester action, along with a few other guns. Chet brought a very accurate digital scale, and it turned out the rifle weighs a hair over 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Several of us got to handle it, including Eileen, who said the rifle was a little heavier than she prefers--but balanced so well she'd definitely hunt with it!
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Very interesting - thanks for sharing.
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Wow, that would have been fun to paw the .270.
I saw you out there Saturday afternoon on the deck, but you were in pretty deep conversation, so I didn't bother you.
Paul sure had a bunch of nice 42's out there.
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Now that is cool! Thanks for sharing.
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wageslave,
You should have joined in! I'm there not just to see old friends, but BS with everybody....
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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MD, Cool stuff and thanks for posting it. I went out there also and sat in on the writers discussion forum. I enjoyed it. The opinions of Terry Weiland would have absolutely snapped a bunch of campfire members!  Wage, We must have dang near rubbed elbows out there... I was out there at the same time and had the same thought as you, MD looked in deep conversation and I didn't want to bother either. Bradford O'Connor looks to me like the spitting image of Jack. Even though I've only ever seen pictures of Jack.
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Too cool. I grew up being a huge JOC fan.
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Thanks for the info. I always felt a well balanced rifle points and handles so well it may fool you as to it's weight.
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Thanks for the post, fun stuff for sure.
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Cool post and hopefully Chet puts up a few more of the pics he snatched.
A darned 8lb 270.... ol Bob woulda laughed his butt off!
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Thanks for the info. I always felt a well balanced rifle points and handles so well it may fool you as to it's weight. +1 on that. DF
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That’s with steel bases and scope tube? The stock looks sleek, seems like 7.5 # would be doable with some aluminum.
Was there a pool going on the result? If so who won?
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Very cool stuff!
Looks like that fits Eileen rather well.
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Well, I checked this Celebration off my Bucket List too. So impressed, I plan to go next year, if all works out.
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What is the scope is on it?
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“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
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Thanks M D Very Cool. Sure wish I could attend something like that. Thanks for the info. I always felt a well balanced rifle points and handles so well it may fool you as to it's weight. +1 on that. DF YES indeed. My 70 Black Shadow 300 WM fits that bill exactly. After I got a good scale I was surprised it weighed MORE than it felt or that I thot. IIRC a touch over 8 lbs scoped -- doesn't feel like it. Jerry
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MD, Cool stuff and thanks for posting it. I went out there also and sat in on the writers discussion forum. I enjoyed it. The opinions of Terry Weiland would have absolutely snapped a bunch of campfire members! Wage, We must have dang near rubbed elbows out there... I was out there at the same time and had the same thought as you, MD looked in deep conversation and I didn't want to bother either. Bradford O'Connor looks to me like the spitting image of Jack. Even though I've only ever seen pictures of Jack. I knew that there was a lot to like about Terry.
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............ The opinions of Terry Weiland would have absolutely snapped a bunch of campfire members! I knew that there was a lot to like about Terry. It's a good thing that we ALL don't like the SAME thing and have the SAME preferences. What works for you may not work for me and vice versa. Jerry
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That's cool! This is as close as I could get when I visited last summer. The guy that was working the desk would chat everyone's ear off! ![[Linked Image]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ohn6kd3FjC6YgSlF11dmyw8u7lNsaOmPY_1lXlnQ6zlozBhhzEVXn0exRvY5cdhiZ675POd32JPJ7NvyrrOECoKoBTgerYOdmYIWJFHPnE49c_cSj4Wgq4zmWT0VbLDdKMm5qXKW3KHi5D9x5lc8meeOQ2Oc5ol_ZQyCuo_jzwyENkwRR9pZJBkVp9OxsJZdwTgy-MV_l3gA7HM8B8AkXzHQBoXvTemALa6GWDsQG-5SU22aq3rU6VzDldHPq3wdUfRCONVGSYI6IAv1VK6mjKsLy2D25iFzSRNAFJ15t__lDORS7iZD2I1qPAJe6rhZZuc3tuU_t78o5Li1BwKYiklWK8YwdCbZ4DBbPLvaZZ32ZM2yy8rGu68t4ZocFHlafDRl4gBCy-cCL4nthCeCVHoSjwYyAoUOGHcPDZcTFaPlM7atWUUtALysoXJ_syMqRFi3aJ8rJZ-UhN0pym_EwyewbBYAgpqSBlvySSxPjlj_1ebbhNpsbqo_vIMySFvNJLhjLXAsjaPnm3y4u8h-juRXv-nA4iA-ADkKCLe7fvcY78h_sS4kFxCF0LFT4L_Hc74f8KgTxVw1jeLvZF9PVkq9nesS4Z7hgy6TjQPtc2ExntUNZVtxBjOdoZzGAMDkdgNJAYkbgW7MG6w-Bt8BWe3dVYKZ8OE=w1160-h870-no-tmp.jpg)
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